SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND – Two more long, windy and potentially rainy days remain and there is ground to be made up on the Open Championship scoreboard but it’s possible that in a perfectly timed and brilliantly biting comment on Thursday, caddie J.P. Fitzgerald may have stirred the beast in Rory McIlroy…

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND | If you were to wander into one of many betting shops around this coastal neighborhood, or if you prefer to do your wagering online, there sits Rory McIlroy as a 20:1 pick in the Open Championship that begins Thursday at Royal Birkdale. Five players – Jordan Spieth,…

SOUTHPORT, ENGLAND | Brooks Koepka is Exhibit A – or example No. 7 – that major championship golf appears to have moved into a new era. Instead of a handful of players winning most of the majors, the past seven have been won by first-time champions. Two years ago, Zach…

With the year’s third major upon us and the tee times for the first two rounds released, let’s take a look at some of the groups to keep an eye on at Royal Birkdale: Henrik Stenson-Si Woo Kim-Jordan Spieth After winning in remarkable fashion last year at Royal Troon, Stenson…

Rory McIlroy has never shied from social media debates, whether it be calling Brandel Chamblee a “failed golfer” after the analyst criticized McIlroy early in his career or sticking up for how much time he spends in the gym after Chamblee said the four-time major winner may be lifting too…

ERIN, WISCONSIN – When it was over and there was nothing left to do but grab some lunch and turn the RV toward home, Jason Day stopped for a moment to explain himself before leaving Erin Hills two days earlier than planned. The man introducing Day to the gathered media…